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A sensitive boy whose parents divorced brutally and who then lost his mom (she affectionately called him "the naughty one") might be expected to act up a bit. The worry, for those who guard the monarchy, is whether Harry is doomed to repeat himself. The temptations--harder drugs, indiscreet women--are infinite, while his future occupation is a yawning void: if not a polo-playing, ribbon-cutting, organic farmer like his dad, what will he become? The younger siblings in royal families "are almost always neglected," says Harold Brooks-Baker, publishing director of Burke's Peerage. "Instead of going to pubs on the holidays, he should be meeting heads of state, learning the ropes. He needs training to take the throne if he's called on, and to earn his own living if he wishes to."
All the same, Harry can already claim a certain credit for modernizing the monarchy. Edward VIII's abdication for the woman he loved nearly caused a constitutional crisis. The Charles-Diana saga made the Windsors into an E! channel special, a gripping example of how never, ever to behave. Now Harry's problems are a group-therapy lesson, a gentle excuse for millions of parents to talk to their teens. Who says the royal family no longer has a role?